Google Founder Eric Schmidt and his wife, who have already invested both time and money in ocean health issues, presented a $10 million gift to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to support their Seafood Watch program that pushes for globally sustainable seafood.
Missing for a half-century and listed as extinct in 1996, the Hula painted frog has been spotted again in northern Israel, its only known habitat. The restoration of water back to wetland areas is believed to have saved the species.
Harbor porpoises, which had been eliminated for many decades from portions of Puget Sound, are making a big comeback.
The only Sumatran Rhino outside Southeast Asia is on his way to Indonesia to find a mate and add to the population of just 100 of the rare animals.
At least 57 Amur leopards now exist in Russia, up from just 30 counted in 2007, and an additional 8-12 cats were identified over the border in China, doubling the number of the world's rarest wild cat in the past seven years.
The number of giant pandas in the wild increased by 268 over the last decade, bringing the worldwide population to 1,864 -- a 16.8% rise compared to the last panda survey in 2003.
For the fourth time, a city in Canada has decided to help out some slow amphibians by closing a road for two months during their migration period.
Four Yangtze finless porpoises were released into their new home today, marking the start of an ambitious project to help save the critically endangered freshwater species from almost certain extinction in less than a decade.
Larry WhiteEagle-Fisher is certain that his Native American heritage is the source of his passion for birds of prey, and every day he cares for the injured ones like they're family.
There's a baby boom going on among a clan of the world's most endangered killer whales, increasing the number of orcas in that community by 3%.
A rare monkey not seen for nearly half a century and thought to be extinct has been spotted by two primatologists working in a Congo forest. Their expedition yielded the first-ever photograph of the elusive Bouvier's red colobus monkey.
Britain's Prince Harry is spending the summer helping protect endangered rhinos and elephants against poachers.
Manatees have made a huge comeback as a result of significant improvements in habitat conditions and threat reduction.
Angry Birds' creator Rovio Entertainment is getting angry about non-native rats eating birds' eggs on South Pacific islands. They've swooped in to assist.
A rare fish nearly wiped out in the 1980s has recovered to become only the second fish ever to recover enough to get off the endangered species list.
Scientists have found a rare herd of American bison that have never interbred with cattle, offering hope of restoring the species.
When NBA star Yao Ming starred in a TV ad to discourage people from eating a Chinese delicacy, he set off a chain reaction that has saved millions of sharks.
Read about the overhaul of the national park in DR Congo that led to mountain gorilla populations quadrupling–and poaching becoming non-existent.
The majestic humpback whales have something else to sing about. Share it on Earth Day.
The Obama administration placed lions on the Endangered Species List to curtail the loss of animals due to American sport hunters traveling to Africa.
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